Woman During Progressive Era

Woman During Progressive Era

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During the Progressive Era, it was a vast increase of population in cities, immigration, and industrial labor. Although the era created a movement of change in the economy and the market, there were many social problems that affected many women. With that, woman played a major role in the awareness of inequality, woman’s rights, child education, and woman’s suffrage. During this era, many women worked in industrial factories that presented poor working conditions that were unsafe to many woman workers. For example, in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, many immigrant Italian women were working sewing machines and suddenly a fire broke out in the factory. Approximately 46 women were jumping out of windows and 100 more burnt inside. This incident helped spur the growth of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, which fought safer and better working conditions for sweatshop workers. Also, it brought the legislation of requiring factory safety standards and the fire codes.
Women also played a major role in the Progressive Era, by presenting the lack of education for child labor workers. Many child laborers worked because of the low wages their parents were receiving, so they worked to helped keep their households. However, children were not receiving the educational knowledge that was required to be successful in the world. Although, many felt that children would learn more from working in factories and actually doing the work, besides just reading books. This presented a social problem that many women felt needed to be addressed. The person who helped with the movement was Jane Addams, who was a women reformer that created the Hull House which helped children and adults to have a place for education and a refuge for recreation. Also, the Hull House was a place for woman to learn about gaining legal protection from domestic abuse, and for improving the lives of poor immigrants. Jane Addams also was a reformer for woman’s rights, ending child labor,...